Bob Schneider said he has been playing at the Aardvark for about 10 years, and he plans to keep coming back."The Aardvark is just one of those nitty-gritty, sweaty little clubs," Schneider said. "You have to leave to get away from the music."

Schneider has spent the last year touring behind his 2004 release, "I'm Good Now." The album is a melting pot of styles and genres, ranging from rave-up rockabilly to dreamy electro-pop.

Schneider first gained attention playing with Austin-based bands like Joe Rockhead and Ugly Americans.

Busy college students are saying goodbye to the VCR and welcoming TiVo, a digital technology that allows viewers to record shows anytime automatically on a timer without the use of tapes. "I love TiVo," Brian Greaves, a junior advertising/public relations major, said. "It's easy, and I am pretty busy, so I want to make sure the shows I like get recorded."

He said he shares his machine with three other roommates in their on-campus apartment.

Students looking for anything from summer internships to permanent employment have the opportunity to find their dream job today at the career expo, organizers said.University Career Services organized TCU's annual Career Expo for students to get involved and learn about jobs available to them, said Laura Chaney, assistant to the recruitment coordinator.

"We're really trying to get freshmen and sophomores involved this year," Chaney said. "By sophomore year, students need to get focused on what they want to do."

There are people who think women might not be as qualified as men to coach certain male sports.If a female is more qualified to coach a sport, gender should not be a factor in hiring at all.

Yes, men might respond better to a male coach than a female coach, but we're in the 19th century where women have roles of authority over men both in the government and in the business world.

To say a qualified candidate should not be hired because the person is a woman is an archaic idea.

CBS 11 News producer and TCU alum Kent Chapline told broadcast journalism students about his experiences in Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday night - both as a field producer and as a husband and father of two."I deal with stress on a daily basis, and I deal with it pretty well," he said. "But this is a different kind of stress."

Chapline said CBS 11, a station in the seventh largest market in the country, sent him with two reporters, three photographers and two engineers to cover the hurricane.

"We have formed out of necessity," the women of TCU's first Asian sorority state in their constitution.Kappa Lambda Delta was formed this semester to provide unity, participation, awareness and sisterhood to the Asian students on campus, said Cleda Wang, the sorority's president.

But Wang said membership is open to any female regardless of race, creed, color, sexual orientation or physical ability.

"If you notice in the Greek community at TCU, we're the only ethnicity left out - like we don't exist," said Wang, a sophomore biology major.

Molly Musselman spends 18 hours a week exercising her horse for the upcoming polo season. Musselman, along with several friends and some advisers, helped start the polo club team at TCU last year. In its premier season, the polo team won its first tournament.

Musselman said she hopes for an even more successful second season.

"I am really excited about this year," Musselman, a sophomore premajor, said. "Last week, we had a ton of new girls come out to practice, so everything is going really well."

A favorite pasttime for many college students is the unforgettable road trip taken with good friends. With the fading of summer and Fall Break just around the corner, an inexpensive road trip is the perfect...

TCU officials welcomed the school's ranking this year among "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News and World Report, but said the ranking that is most important is in the minds of the students and the experiences each one takes with them after graduation.Ranked 97 for 2006, TCU climbed the polls one spot from last year, Nowell Donovan, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, said.

Most people likely believe each individual has certain rights that are guaranteed simply by their humanity. Since food and shelter are fundamental needs, these things should be guaranteed to all people. Minimum wage is hardly enough to sustain a family, and many people, especially immigrant workers or those with little education, have to work multiple jobs to make enough money to pay rent. The concept of a living wage has emerged to remedy this problem.

Last week, I took a break from writing a column to clear my head and hope for something worthy to write about.I can't think of anything to talk about because I have a million thoughts running through my head. So without further ado, let's get to it.

I just turned 23 years old on Sept. 9. What else do I have left?

I guess all I have left to look forward to is turning 25, having my insurance lower and then awaiting my impending death.